Chapter 16 - The purchases journal. After completing this chapter, students will be able to: Record purchases of merchandise on credit in a purchases journal; total, prove, and rule the purchases journal; post from the purchases journal. | CHAPTER SIXTEEN THE PURCHASES JOURNAL 1. Record purchases of merchandise on credit in a purchases journal. 2. Total, prove, and rule the purchases journal. 3. Post from the purchases journal. THE PURCHASES JOURNAL Chapter Outcomes: 16- Recording Transactions in the Purchases Journal This special journal is used to record only purchases of merchandise on credit. 16- Advantages to using the Purchases Journal All entries for purchases of merchandise on credit are grouped in one place. Important facts about each transaction are written on a single line 16- Advantages to using the Purchases Journal (continued) There is no need to enter account titles or to write a long explanation for each transaction. The purchases journal allows for great division of labor -- one person can be put in charge of entering purchases. 16- Posting From the Purchases Journal Posting is simplified using the purchases journal. Money columns are pencil-footed and the totals are posted to the . | CHAPTER SIXTEEN THE PURCHASES JOURNAL 1. Record purchases of merchandise on credit in a purchases journal. 2. Total, prove, and rule the purchases journal. 3. Post from the purchases journal. THE PURCHASES JOURNAL Chapter Outcomes: 16- Recording Transactions in the Purchases Journal This special journal is used to record only purchases of merchandise on credit. 16- Advantages to using the Purchases Journal All entries for purchases of merchandise on credit are grouped in one place. Important facts about each transaction are written on a single line 16- Advantages to using the Purchases Journal (continued) There is no need to enter account titles or to write a long explanation for each transaction. The purchases journal allows for great division of labor -- one person can be put in charge of entering purchases. 16- Posting From the Purchases Journal Posting is simplified using the purchases journal. Money columns are pencil-footed and the totals are posted to the appropriate accounts. 16- Posting From the Purchases Journal (continued) The single posting to each account saves time and reduces the possibility of error. 16- Accounting Terminology Posting reference P Purchases journal 16- Chapter Summary The purchases journal is a special journal for recording purchases of merchandise on credit. The information about each transaction is taken from a purchase invoice and is entered on a single line of the purchases journal. 16- Chapter Summary (continued) The journal entry for each purchase shows the date the invoice was received, the supplier’s name, the invoice number, the invoice date, the credit terms, and the amount of the purchase. 16- Chapter Summary (continued) At the end of each month, the figures in the purchases journal are added. The column totals are posted as a debit to the Merchandise Purchases account, a debit to the Freight In account, and a credit to the Accounts Payable account. 16- Investigating on the .
